SAN DIEGO—Record low temperatures were recorded in parts of San Diego County, the National Weather Service reported Feb. 15. It was 54 in Vista, 50 in Ramona, and 34 in Idyllwild on Feb. 14—all record-low temperatures for the day in those areas. A cold air mass is continuing to bring gusty winds and light showers…
Tustin Restaurant Uses Robot Waiters, One of First in California
February 14, 2023
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A Korean barbecue restaurant in Tustin, California, unveiled its new robot waiters earlier this month—now one of the first in the state to do so, according to its owner. The restaurant, called I Can Barbecue Korean Grill, has three such robots serving customers in a process grill, which “greatly improves” customer service, co-owner Esat Karaaslan…
4 Years of Math Better Prepares Students for College: UCLA Study
February 14, 2023
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Students who take a fourth year of math in high school are 5 percent more likely to enroll and persist in college than their peers who don’t, according to a UCLA study of students in the second largest school district in the U.S.—Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)—published last month. The study—which tracked 45,000 LAUSD students…
California Assemblywoman Casts Aspersions of Racism, Sexism in Response to Conflict-of-Interest Allegations
February 14, 2023
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California Assemblywoman Mia Bonta (D-Oakland)—the wife of state Attorney General Rob Bonta—insinuated racism and sexism may be behind conflict-of-interest allegations over her appointment to chair a budget subcommittee which oversees Department of Justice and public safety spending. Official portrait of Mia Bonta, assemblywoman for California’s 18th district, in 2021. (Public Domain) “Almost within my lifetime…
Uber Driver Gets Nearly 10 Years in Prison for Sex Assault in Santa Ana
February 14, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 32-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday and was immediately sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison for sexually assaulting one of his customers while driving for Uber in Santa Ana, as well as a domestic violence incident in Garden Grove. Jason Rodas of Garden Grove pleaded guilty to single counts of…
UC Irvine Receives Largest Donation of $35.5 Million
February 14, 2023
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The University of California–Irvine (UCI) received its largest donation ever at $35.5 million from alumni Paul and Jo Butterworth, university officials announced Feb. 13. The gift will support the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, specifically for student scholarships and to finance new research initiatives, according to university officials. “We are enormously grateful…
Chapman Unveils Plan to Become ‘One of the Great Universities in the Country’
February 14, 2023
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Chapman University President Daniele Struppa unveiled plans to become “one of the great universities in the country,” during his annual State of the University address Feb. 10, including a fundraising campaign to increase its endowment, further strengthening its retention rate among undergraduates, the construction of new buildings, and an array of new degrees and programs….
Man Who Stole Dead Father’s Social Security Payments Faces 285 Years in Prison
A Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania, man who posed as his dead father pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud and Social Security fraud for hiding his father’s death to steal his retirement benefits. Timothy Gritman, 55, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia for stealing more than $200,000 in Social Security benefits and $117,000 in New York…
Trucker Killed When 2 Big Rigs Collide on I-8 in Alpine
SAN DIEGO—Authorities sought Feb. 13 to determine what caused two big rigs to collide on Interstate 8 in Alpine this week, fatally injuring one of the drivers. The trucker was killed about 6:30 p.m. Monday, when his eastbound tractor-trailer rear-ended a car-carrier truck near Tavern Road and caught fire, according to the California Highway Patrol….
Experts Focus on Wheel Bearing as Potential Cause of Ohio Train Derailment
February 14, 2023
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As White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the derailment of 50 freight cars in Ohio, during a Feb. 14 press conference, an update from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has identified a wheel bearing as a potential culprit in the disastrous incident. “NTSB investigators have identified and examined the rail car that initiated…
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